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To say the least Saturday was a strong day for Seffner (Fla.) Armwood five star defensive end Byron Cowart. During one-on-one drills Cowart did not lose a rep and barely had some offensive lineman actually get their hands on him.

At last years Rivals Camp in Orlando Cowart was able to take home the defensive line MVP honors, and went back-to-back winning once again this year. He was also was invited to the Rivals Five-Star Challenge Presented by Under Armour this summer in Baltimore.

"I am glad to go back-to-back and win the MVP at both Rivals Camps that I went to," said Cowart. "I just came out here and got nasty."

On the recruiting front after taking recent visits to Florida State, Georgia and Florida, Cowart is now looking to get out West soon.

"I am just trying to get out to Oregon and USC," said Cowart of future visits. "I will probably go during our spring break. I just really want to see Oregon."

In between his hectic visit schedule the 6-foot-3, 248-pounder has spoken to many college coaches from coast to coast.

"Lately I have talked coaches from Oregon, Coach [Brad] Lawing from Florida, and then USC, Tennessee, UCLA because they just offered me, Georgia Southern also offered me, and then I have talked to LSU I haven't talked to them just yet though only on twitter."

Though Cowart has admitted in the past Alabama, Florida, USC, and Oregon are schools sticking out to him at this time, he is adamant on taking his time with the process and will not make his commitment known until next year.

"Everybody really is equal," said Cowart. "I am just going to wait it out and announce at the Under Armour Game next year. I am going to wait until after my season and then in January heading into the Under Armour game I will narrow it down before I announce."

Though he wasn't able to take home the defensive lineman MVP on Saturday Glen St. Mary (Fla.) Baker County five-star defensive tackle CeCe Jefferson was able to earn an invite to the Rivals Five Star Challenge Presented by Under Amrour this summer.

Though he was ecstatic about receiving the invite Jefferson stated his main reason for coming out to the camp on Saturday was really only to test his skills against the nation's best.

"I haven't camped in a while, so I am just out here trying to get back in shape and get ready for my spring practices. I am just out here to see where I am at and maybe see some familiar faces that I will see this football season."

Earlier this spring Jefferson visited Georgia, Florida State and Florida and came away impressed with what the trio have to offer. It's those three schools the 6-foot-3, 260-pounder has been in talks with lately as well.

"I have been talking to the same coaches really," explained Jefferson. "Coach [Jeremy] Pruitt at Georgia, Coach [Will] Muschamp at Florida, and coach Odell [Haggins] at Florida State. Not really much has changed they are still after me hard and I am still their number one guy and they say they need me."

In the past many people have pegged Jefferson to the Florida Gators due to his growing up a fan of the Orange & Blue. The Rivals100 big man is well aware of the rumors and didn't exactly shut the door on his fandom being a factor.

"I like it actually," said Jefferson quickly with a smile. "I am not going to say anything because I may end up at Florida and I may not. I won't let anyone make my decision for me and I like the support, but at the end of the day the decision is up to me."

Going forward Jefferson doesn't have any visits set up but named Ohio State and North Carolina as places he would like to go see.

Highly regarded DE CeCe Jefferson of Glen St. Mary, FL has offers from programs across the country to include USC and Clemson. Jefferson admitted that he is a little behind with recruiting and has not begun to consider narrowing his lists. He did, however, express interest in the Tigers and Gamecocks. He named Jadeveon Clowney and Vic Beasley as two of his favorite players and, in part, credited them with his interest in the two South Carolina schools. “Obviously, Steve Spurrier has had a great career as a coach,” he said. “He has also put a lot of players in the NFL. They’re a really good program and I’m hearing a lot of good things about them so I definitely want to check them out.” His thoughts on Clemson were similar. “One of my high school coaches worked at Clemson,” Jefferson said. “He has filled me in on how things work up there and told me what a great program they have. I want to check them out as well.” Jefferson is unsure of when he will visit the Palmetto State but does plan to visit Alabama on March 1st for a junior day. He could be at Florida this Saturday for another visit. This past season saw Jefferson make every Florida home game and one Florida State game. “I’m only 45 minutes from Gainesville,” he explained. His other offers include Florida, Florida State, Miami, Southern Cal, UCLA, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Louisville, Texas, Arkansas, Notre Dame and Penn State. Jefferson added that he would like to begin narrowing his list following spring practice but gave no time frame for a decision. He does not have any favorites.

WR Van Jefferson (6-2 175) of Brentwood, TN has receiving in his genes. He’s the son of former NFL star receiver Shawn Jefferson who is now an assistant coach with the Tennessee Titans.
The younger Jefferson is plowing his own trail now after a junior season of 87 catches for 1257 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has a dozen offers including Clemson and USC. The others are Penn State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Ohio State, Purdue, Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi State and Georgia.
At this point, Jefferson holds interest in the Tigers and Gamecocks and wants to visit both as soon as possible. “Clemson has a history of receivers,” he said. “Coach Swinney and coach Morris throw the ball a lot and I know I can compete for a starting position. ”
As for USC, Jefferson said it starts with the head coach. “Coach Spurrier is a great coach. My dad always talks about him and he likes to throw the ball. I’ve seen them play in that offense and I know I can play in that offense as well.”
Jefferson has visited Ohio State, Vanderbilt and Tennessee and he’s going back to Ohio State this weekend. He plans to take more visits before trimming his list and he wants to make his decision before the season.
“I want to go somewhere where I have the coaches’ trust, where I can get to the league and good a good education,” Jefferson said.
He last talked to USC recruiter Steve Spurrier Jr. when he called with the offer and je plans to call him this week. He last talked to Clemson recruiter Robbie Caldwell about two weeks ago.
Jefferson does not have favorites at this point.

USC is keeping up the heat on DB Rashard Causey of Fort Lauderdale and that work has paid off with a set date for an unofficial visit for the spring game weekend in April. Causey had planned to visit USC January 17th but had to play in a 7 on 7 event. Causey talked with Gamecock recruiter Grady Brown last week. “He was excited saying it was my turn now,” Causey said. “I talk to coach Brown almost every day.” Causey also talks daily with former teammate and current Gamecock linebacker Skai Moore. “He’s like my big brother,” Causey said. Right now USC and Miami are tied at the top of is list with Michigan, Southern Cal and UCLA also in the mix. He plans to visit the California schools this summer. He’ll put together an official top ten list after spring.